The 2-day workshop, held at The Nest, was a mix of short talks from professionals about architecture and engineering, and design workshops to put this into action. In teams of 2-5 the students designed a pavilion to be built in Birmingham, as part of the Birmingham Weekender.

Creating concept sketches and models, drawing fundamental engineering views of the pavilion and explaining how they would build it! By the afternoon of the second workshop day each team presented their design to a panel of friendly architects and engineers from academia and industry.

The Brief:

Designed to be in a location for 6 months

Area of 6m x 5m, height limited to 4m

Should provide means of engaging the public

Accessible to all

Incorporate an area for a bar

The winning design was then developed by the Brum Scale Rule team, in time for its construction in Eastside City Park. All students that participated were welcome to come along and help with the build. More information can be found on the Intervention Architecture website

Next Generation Design – Brum 2017 is the sister project of the the Next Generation Design Workshops in London. Both follow on from the Future of Design project, completed in 2016.

We battled with the elements to build the Pavilion in one day, ready for the Birmingham Weekender. Some of the photos can be seen below.

Who

The workshop was open to any student in year 9 or year 10, entering either individually or as part of a team!

Students came from schools all over Birmingham including: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, King Edward VI Handsworth School, Langley Secondary School, Ninestiles Academy, Perry Beeches The Academy, Sidney Stringer Academy and St Paul’s School for Girls.

The winning team, Team KEHVIS, consisted of 3 girls from King Edward VI Handsworth. There design was inspired by artist Barbara Hepworth. The design consisted of a dome like structure with a number of openings for access and light, focusing on natural shapes and forms.

Lets meet the teams and their designs…!

Why

The Next Generation Design workshop and construction is a fantastic opportunity for students to: